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Monday, November 06, 2006

Honey Do's

At my house there are certain things my husband is required to do, I would prefer he do, and things he is not allowed to do.REQUIRED:Dispose of all rodents and pestsCheck on scary noisesPlunge the toiletTake care of the carBalance the checkbookDeal with most of the financesClean up the poop and puke part of any poop and puke explosions, if he is present. When he is not....well read all about it here.

PREFER HE DO:garbagerecyclinglaundryemptying the dishesdo the dishes when I have cooked the mealfish the poop out of the tub when poopy deposits it thereiron his clothes, but HE PREFERS the non-ironed look

NOT ALLOWED TO DO:blow dry Pukey's hairfold the towelspour me a drink (he only fills it 2/3 full...grrrr)be in charge of the hamburger helper...he forgets to "stir occasionally"

6 Comments:

How about a Wish List?Pick up his socksClean ToiletsDo dishes

I think its interesting to see how couples divide household duties. I really never thought that we would be so traditional in our roles, but it works for us.
posted by trimama at 11/06/2006 11:09:00 AM

DH is responsible for:GarbageLawnCarsBillsKitty Littercleaning up after himself

I usually take out the garbage, DH hired a guy to do the lawn, He taught me how to do the cars, I remind him to pay the bills, I threaten him to get him to do the litter, and I beg him to clean up after himself.

The catch: He ALWAYS does what I ask him to do. Took me years to get over the fact that I actually had to ask. He will fold laundry, do dishes, sweep and mop, vaccuum and dust, change and bathe kids, etc. everything but toilets, and all I have to do is ask.

I with you on the socks. Except for I wish he would just throw his dirty socks on the floor like every other normal person instead of leaving them on the bookshelf, couch or table.

He takes responsibility for:taking the garbage to the streettaking care of our new mountain bikes and trailer.his dry cleaninghis lunch foodhis carAnd he'll wash the dishes and empty the dishwasher when he's home (which I appreciate so much because I HATE it).

When he is home for the weekend, we just split up whatever needs to get done or we both ignore it all in favor of doing something fun.
posted by TftCarrie at 11/06/2006 11:56:00 AM

Once in a talk a woman shared how much she missed her husband after his sudden death. Her talk focused on how we need to really appreciate the the things our spouses do and not nag about the little things. She ended the talk by saying that she would give anything to be able to pick up her husbands socks off the ground tomorrow. In a moment of emotion on our way home I told my husband that I will always be grateful I can pick up his socks (I was pregnant), but I really do try to think of the talk when I am about to nag....
posted by trimama at 11/06/2006 01:20:00 PM